Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.74 AVERAGE

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olliereads55555's review against another edition

3.0
emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Don’t understand the hype. Yes, it’s a clever concept and an easy read. But I was expecting more from this book. The concept has so much potential and I found that my brain predicted far more interesting stories for the characters and then was disappointed by their actual stories. Maybe that’s part of the beauty of the book? 

shizzy96's review against another edition

4.0
fast-paced
earthlizwrex's profile picture

earthlizwrex's review against another edition

4.0
emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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leslecturesdej's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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nikkinair23's review against another edition

3.5
normally i like collections of short, interconnected stories, but i had a hard time really connecting with any of these characters because of the their limited on-page appearances. the premise is cool, but i was missing the emotional connection necessary to make this book shine.

ceilidh_ashcroft's review against another edition

3.25
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kaitlyncyncy's review against another edition

4.75
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kerry_l's review against another edition

3.25
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

hannanald's review against another edition

3.5
emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
I cried at pretty much every story, it was so touching!!! This really makes you think about what’s important- the relationships you have with your loved ones and reminds you about the fragility of life. Loved it! 

lady_gatsby's review against another edition

3.75
emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes